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Title:English:

The Acts of the Apostles

Greek:

Pra,xeij avposto,lwn


Author

LukLukee


Date of Writing:

65-70 AD


Theme:

The Expansion of the Gospel

Acts 1:8 Acts 1:8 You will receive You will receive power when the Holy Spirit power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the the remotest part of the earth.earth.


Purpose of Writing:Luke’s main purpose in writing Acts is the same as his main purpose in writing the gospel: to provide Theophilus with an account of Christianity from the beginning up to his own time. Luke’s deeper purpose was to provide an account of the missionary activities of the early church and to demonstrate how the Spirit of Christ was accomplishing his own purpose in the expansion of the Gospel message.


Christ in Acts:

1.The Sermons2.The Holy Spirit3.The Martyrs


The Sermons

Acts 2:36 Acts 2:36 God has made Him God has made Him both Lord and Christ-- this both Lord and Christ-- this Jesus whom you crucified.Jesus whom you crucified.

Bible Survey - ActsBible Survey - ActsActs 3:20 Acts 3:20 That He may send That He may send Jesus, the Christ appointed for Jesus, the Christ appointed for you.you.


Acts 7:52 Acts 7:52 They killed those They killed those who had previously announced who had previously announced the coming of the Righteous the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and One, whose betrayers and murderers you have now murderers you have now become.become.

Bible Survey - ActsBible Survey - ActsActs 10:38, 43 Acts 10:38, 43 You know of You know of Jesus of Nazareth, how God Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed Him with the Holy anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power . . . Of Spirit and with power . . . Of Him all the prophets bear Him all the prophets bear witness that through His witness that through His name everyone who believes name everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness in Him receives forgiveness of sins.of sins.


Acts 13:23 Acts 13:23 From the From the descendants of this man, descendants of this man, according to promise, God according to promise, God has brought to Israel a has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus.Savior, Jesus.


Acts 17:31 Acts 17:31 [God] has fixed a [God] has fixed a day in which He will judge the day in which He will judge the world in righteousness through world in righteousness through a Man whom He has appointed, a Man whom He has appointed, having furnished proof to all having furnished proof to all men by raising Him from the men by raising Him from the dead.dead.

Acts Acts 26:23 26:23 that that the Christ was to the Christ was to suffer, and that by suffer, and that by reason of His reason of His resurrection from resurrection from the dead He would the dead He would be the first to be the first to proclaim light both proclaim light both to the Jewish to the Jewish people and to the people and to the Gentiles.Gentiles.


The Holy SpiritActs 2:4 Acts 2:4 And they And they were all filled with the were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began Holy Spirit and began to speak with other to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit tongues, as the Spirit was giving them was giving them utterance.utterance.

Bible Survey - ActsBible Survey - ActsActs 7:55 Acts 7:55 But being full of the But being full of the Holy Spirit, he gazed intently Holy Spirit, he gazed intently into heaven and saw the glory into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.the right hand of God.

Acts 10:44 Acts 10:44 While Peter While Peter was still was still speaking speaking these words, these words, the Holy Spirit the Holy Spirit fell upon all fell upon all those who those who were listening were listening to the to the message.message.


The Martyrs

Acts 7:59-60 Acts 7:59-60 They went on They went on stoning Stephen as he called stoning Stephen as he called on the Lord and said, "Lord on the Lord and said, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!" Jesus, receive my spirit!" 6060 Then falling on his knees, he Then falling on his knees, he cried out with a loud voice, cried out with a loud voice, "Lord, do not hold this sin "Lord, do not hold this sin against them!" Having said against them!" Having said this, he fell asleep. this, he fell asleep.

StephenStephen


Acts 12:1-2 Acts 12:1-2 Now about that Now about that time Herod the king laid hands time Herod the king laid hands on some who belonged to the on some who belonged to the church in order to mistreat church in order to mistreat them. them. 22 And he had James the And he had James the brother of John put to death brother of John put to death with a sword.with a sword.

JamesJames

Acts Acts 21:13 21:13 For For I am ready I am ready not only to not only to be bound, be bound, but even to but even to die at die at Jerusalem Jerusalem for the for the name of name of the Lord the Lord Jesus.Jesus.

PauPaull

Bible Survey - ActsBible Survey - ActsPlace in the Canon:Historically, Acts provides vital

information regarding the early church.

Theologically, Acts shows us the sovereign nature of the working of the Holy Spirit and the triumphant character of the church of Jesus Christ.

Devotionally, we should be led to love God more deeply and we should be inspired to take our part in the work.

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